Requisition: 84437
PSEG Company: PSEG Services Corp
Salary Range: $ 137,000 - $ 224,400
Work Location Category: Hybrid
Job Summary At this time, only current PSEG employees are being considered. The Nuclear Security Operations Manager is responsible for ensuring that all site security operations meet federal regulatory requirements and support a robust security defense strategy designed to protect public health and safety. This role provides leadership, oversight, and direction for security force operations, ensuring a high state of readiness and professionalism across all aspects of the nuclear security program.
Job Responsibilities- Strengthen Governance and Oversight - Implement a structured, recurring oversight schedule to assess compliance with NRC regulations, site procedures, and fleetwide expectations. Use risk based performance indicators to proactively identify vulnerabilities in guard force operations. Develop clear feedback loops with shift managers and supervisors to ensure field conditions match programmatic expectations.
- Enhance External Agency Coordination - Establish routine engagement with local, state, federal, and law enforcement partners to maintain situational awareness and response interoperability. Develop joint training or information sharing opportunities to reinforce alignment during abnormal events or elevated threat conditions. Maintain documentation of communication pathways to support emergency response and regulatory inspections.
- Mature the Security Training Program - Partner closely with Training to ensure the SAT based process remains valid, current, and responsive to performance gaps. Implement scenario based training tailored to evolving threat vectors and plant specific vulnerabilities.
- Drive Culture and Leadership Excellence - Set and reinforce expectations for professionalism, procedural compliance, and tactical excellence across the security force. Develop leadership capability within supervisors and shift managers through mentoring, coaching, and succession planning. Promote a strong nuclear safety and security culture, ensuring personnel feel empowered to raise concerns.
- Strengthen the Safety Security Interface (SSI) Program - Use structured communication tools (daily briefs, formal notifications, quick hit assessments) to identify and communicate security impacts of system conditions or maintenance activities. Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering to minimize compensatory measures and ensure strategic alignment with plant safety priorities. Maintain awareness of plant configuration changes and ensure all temporary barriers, impairments, and work activities are properly evaluated.
- Implement Performance Analytics - Leverage data from drills, observations, corrective action reports, and training performance to identify fleetwide trends. Maintain dashboards or simple KPIs for force readiness, response time performance, and training completion rates. Use these analytics to support resource decisions and justify program improvements.
Job Specific Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in related discipline or at least 10 years overall military/police/nuclear security experience.
- Working knowledge of NRC Security Regulations.
- Must meet Nuclear's requirements for unescorted site access.
Desired- Master's Degree in related science.
- Minimum of 5 years nuclear security and at least 5 years of supervisory/management experience.
- Established relationships with NRC and other external constituencies.
- Previous budget experience.
- Maintain and apply working knowledge of PSEG Standards for Business Controls and meet management's expectations for effective internal business controls.
Some positions at PSEG require access to information covered by the Department of Energy's regulation 10 CFR 810 (Part 810). If applicable, the successful applicant must prove they are: (1) a citizen or national of the USA; OR (2) a lawful permanent resident of the United States (Non-Conditional Permanent I-551 / Green Card / Permanent Resident Card holder); OR (3) a citizen, national, or permanent resident of a "Generally Authorized" destination on the attached list not also a citizen, national, permanent resident of any country not listed; OR (4) a "Protected Individual" under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3)).
As an employee of PSEG, you should be aware that during emergency restoration efforts, you may be required to perform functions outside of your routine duties and on a schedule that may be different from normal operations.
For all roles, PSEG's drug and alcohol testing program includes pre-employment testing, testing for cause, and post-incident/accident testing.
Employees who are hired or transfer into a federally regulated role (including positions covered by USDOT, PHMSA, or NRC regulations) are subject to random drug and alcohol testing, inclusive of marijuana. Although numerous states throughout the country have legalized marijuana/cannabis products recreationally and medically, the use of these products are prohibited for employees in federally regulated roles. Please note that the use of CBD products may result in a positive drug test for THC/Marijuana and such use is not a legitimate medical explanation for a positive result.
If you are a current PSEG Long Island (PSEGLI) employee and offered an opportunity with PSEG or any of its subsidiaries other than PSEGLI, you will be treated as a new hire. Please note that as a new hire to PSEG, your benefits will change and generally will be consistent with other similarly situated PSEG new hires. Similarly, for PSEG employees who accept job opportunities with PSEGLI, your benefits will change and generally be consistent with other similarly situated new hires of PSEGLI.
